Chocolate-dipping machine.



L. LANGE. I CHOCOLATE DIPPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAYQ, 1911.

1,022,792. I I Patefited Apr. 9,1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT onnion LUCY M. LANGE, F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '].0 MAY EVA CLARKE, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPING MACHINE.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LUCY M. LANGE, (lit-izen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Chocolate-Dipping Machines, of which the following is a specificaratus. Fig. '2 is a front view. Fig. 3 illustrates the means for clamping the holders. Fig. 4 is a View of one of the holders.

It is the object of my invention to provide a means for coating previously prepared candies with a film of chocolate; and to rapidly and evenly perform the opera- .tion.

' As shown in the drawings, A represents atwo-part clamp made of thin material, and

hinged or pivoted, as-at 2. This may bemade anysuitable length, so that when open it discloses spaces between the contiguous edges into which candies or confections of any desired shape may be placed, and when A the two parts are closed together they may be held by a latch or device, as at 3, which serves to retain them in place. These clamps are then placed in holders 4 which are car ried upon disks or radial arms 5, this portion being mounted upon a shaft or axle 6 which may be rotated by crank,'as at 7 or by other suitable or desirable means, so that the holders or clamps A may-be revolved around the axis in a position substantially parallel therewith.

The shaft 6 with its arms 5 is supported upon any suitably constructed standard, as at 8, and the upper part of this standard carries a supply device, 9, through which the melted chocolate may be delivered, passing through a perforated pipe 10, which is substantially in line above the axis .of the machine. The perforations in this pipe deliver the liquid chocolate upon a glass or vertical plate 11 over which the liquid chocolate flows and from the lower edge of which it drips ofi'. The lower edge of this Patented Apr. 9, 1912;

plate 11 is locatedvclose to the point where each of the-confection holding clips will pass at the upper portion of its revolution so that as each clip and the confections carried thereby passes beneath this plate the choco late will drip'upon the plate and the confec'tions thus coating them as they pass.

In order to insure a more perfect coating of the confections I have made the clips so I time while they are passing beneath the drip plate l1. By thus revolving the holders and clips, both sides of the confection which project'from the sides of the clip will be equally exposed to the dripping material from the plate 11. They will thus be, per- 'fectly coated. The contlnued revolution of the apparatus carries these plates away and they are partially cooled during the revolution, so that they may be removed from the holders and other ones introduced. The clips may then be opened and the confections removedtherefrom; each clip being subsequently cleansed in readiness to be again used; In order to prevent any drip of the chocolate upon the gearing or other parts of the apparatus, I have shown a hood or covering, as at l5 which depends from the upper part of the apparatus sufliciently to protect the mechanism below. 16 is an inclined ,trough so located beneath the upper arc of travel" of the carriers that any surplus drip, which will pass into this trough and may be dis charged at the outer end into any spitable I receptacle.

The apparatus provides a neat and accurate means for coating confections of various kinds in a symmetrical manner.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is- I is not retained by the clips and confections 1. A confectionery coating device consisting of a vertically revoluble disk or spider,

'holders projecting from the face thereof,

hinged clips adapted to contain confections adapted to contain the confections to be coated, said clips being removably attachable tothe holders to project therefrom, a

- means for supplying a liquid'coating material, a perforated pipe through which the coating material passes, a dependent drip p a o r which. it flows, said plate having its lower edge located above the line of travel of the confection carriers, and means for revolving said carriers while passing be: neath the drip plate.

3..1he combination in a confection coating apparatus of a horizontally revoluble shaft and a spider or disk carried thereby,

' revoluble shafts journaled in the outer ends of the spider and holders carried thereby, hinged foldable clips adapted to contain con fections to be coated, said'clips being, re

movably attachable to the holders to project therefrom, a means for supplying a liquid coating mateiaal, a perforated pipe through which the material may escape, a drip plate suspended beneath said pipe, with its lower edge contiguous to the upper arc of travel of the carriers, a fixed segmental are con tiguous to the said upper arc of travel, and pinions fixed to the shafts of the revoluble holders, said pinions engaging the segment to revolve the confection carriers during their passage beneath the drip plate.

l. The combination in a confection coatmg apparatus of a horizontally revoluble shaft and a spider or disk carried thereby,

rcvoluble shafts journaled in the outer ends of the spider and holders carried thereby,

hinged foldable clips adapted to contain confections to be coated, said clipsbeing removably attachable to the holders to project therefrom, a means for supplying a liquid material, a perforated pipe through which said material may escape, a drip plate suspended beneath said pipe, with its lower edge contiguous to the upper arc of travel of the carriers, a fixed segmental arc contiguous to the said' upper arc of travel,

pinions fixed to the shafts of the revoluble holders, said pinions engaging the segment to revolve the confection carriers during their passage beneath the drip plate, and a conductor to convey away the surplus drip.

5. The combination in a confection coating apparatus of a horizontally revoluble shaft and a spider or disk cairied thereby, revoluble shafts journalcd in the outer ends of the spider and holders carried thereby, hinged foldable clips adapted to contain confections to be coated, said clips being removubly attachable to the holders to project therefrom, a means for supplying a liquid material, a perforated pipe' through which said material may escape. a drip plate suspended beneath said pipe, with its lower edge contiguous to the upper arc of travel of the carriers, a fixed segmental are contiguous to tl1e said upper arc of travel, pin-J ions fixed to the shafts of the revoluble hold- I ers, said pinions engaging the segment to revolve the confection carriers during their passage beneath the drip plate,'a conductor to convey away the surplus drip, and a hoold located beneath the source of supply to pro- 8 tect the gears and mechanism from the drip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i LUCY M. LANGEI \Vitnesses J. B. GonnoN, H. L. BRANTHAVEP 

